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By Joel Anekwe Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Dumo Lulu-Briggs, the disputed governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Rivers State are among 48 other prominent Ijaw sons and daughters presented with lifetime achievement awards in Port Harcourt. The awards were conferred on them by two groups, the Ijaw Republican …

Chairman of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Eastern Zone, Comrade Sammy George has cautioned the youths and elders of Rivers State to display high sense of maturity and patriotism as the continuation of collation of results in the governorship and House of Assembly election takes off. Chatting with newsmen Thursday, the …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has accounted for the N107 million increase in its February wage bill, saying it was due to payment of salaries to the 1000 newly employed civil servants. The deputy governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (retd) gave the explanation during the state …

… Expresses Confidence in Guber Victory By Joel Anekwe The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP has claimed that it has won 26 out of the 32 constituency position even as the state waits with tense anticipation the release of the results by the state Independent National …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has condemned in strong terms what it described as the despicable display of disrespect for the person of Ijaw national leader, Pa Edwin Clark and other elder statesmen and leaders in the South South and Middle Belt. …

By Joel Anekwe Rivers State Government has announced a N200 million scholarship for the four children of Late Dr Ferry Gberegbe, the PDP Khana collation agent who was shot on Sunday March 10, during the collation of results of the governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Bori, Khana …

By Joel Anekwe The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the acting Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Mohammed Adamu to set up a panel to “probe the brazen involvement of the Rivers State Commander of F-SARS, Mr. Akin Fakorode and his gang of police operatives” …

… Protest Rocks Port Harcourt over INEC’s Suspension of Process By Joel Anekwe The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Rivers State, Awara Biokpomabo has demanded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare him winner of the March 9, governorship election in the state. He also …

By Joel Anekwe The Coalition of Governorship Candidates, the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and Coalition of Political Parties (CUPP) in Rivers State has called on the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu to disregard calls by what they termed “a few APC sponsored governorship candidates …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections, Bayelsans have been urged to deliver the 24 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who are contesting for seats in the state House of Assembly. Governor Seriake Dickson stated this while addressing political appointees, stressing that …